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Markus Meena was born into a difficult situation in northern India. His parents were unable to care well for him and sent him to an orphanage, hoping he would have a better life there. Markus tells the story of how he found Christ and gave his life to ministry. He explains the basics of Hindu beliefs and tells about the suffering that came to him and his family as a result of their conversion to Christian faith and their work in ministry. He also describes how God is moving in northern India and challenges the American church to practice a more profound dependence on God.Markus' ministry in India: hopecommunitymissions.orgJohn Ghanim's storyThis is the xxxth episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content!Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content!Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook.Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King JesusSubscribe on your podcast provider of choiceSupport us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org.The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

Die Debatte mit Michael Brenner, Ursula Krechel und Sebastian Schirrmeister Moderation: Natascha Freundel Im deutsch-jüdischen Kontext haben die Begriffe „Heimat“ und „Exil“ ein besonderes Gewicht, ging es doch im Nationalsozialismus darum, der Ermordung zu entkommen. Wer nach 1945 nach Deutschland zurückkehrte – als „Minderheit einer Minderheit“ (Ursula Krechel) – erlebte oft ein zweites Exil, eine doppelte Heimatlosigkeit. Wie offen ist Deutschland heute für Menschen, die ihre Heimat aus verschiedensten Gründen verlassen? Über Exil-Erfahrungen gestern und heute, die ursprüngliche Bedeutung des Begriffs „Remigration“, die neue europäische Abschottungspolitik und die Vielfalt migrationsgeprägter Literatur sprachen am 10. Juni 2026 in der W. M. Blumenthal Akademie des Jüdischen Museums Berlin die Schriftstellerin Ursula Krechel, der Historiker Michael Brenner und der Literaturwissenschaftler Sebastian Schirrmeister. Eine Kooperation mit dem Leo Baeck Institut: https://fuf-leobaeck.de/ Michael Brenner ist Professor für Jüdische Geschichte und Kultur an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München sowie an der American University in Washington, D.C. Seit 2013 ist er Internationaler Präsident des Leo Baeck Instituts für deutsch-jüdische Geschichte und Kultur. Sein jüngstes Buch heißt "Der lange Schatten der Revolution: Juden und Antisemiten in Hitlers München" (Suhrkamp, 2025). Ursula Krechel schreibt Gedichte, Romane, Essays, Theaterstücke. Ihr Roman „Landgericht“ (Jung und Jung, 2012) wurde mit dem Deutschen Buchpreis prämiert, 2025 erhielt Krechel den Georg-Büchner-Preis. Zuletzt erschienen der Roman „Sehr geehrte Frau Ministerin“ und der Essay „Vom Herzasthma des Exils“ (beide Klett-Cotta, 2025). Sebastian Schirrmeister ist Literaturwissenschaftler und forscht an der Universität Hamburg, Er ist Autor zweier Monografien zum deutsch-jüdischen ‚Exil‘ in Palästina/Israel („Das Gastspiel“, 2012 und „Begegnungen auf fremder Erde“ 2019) sowie vieler Aufsätze über deutsch-hebräische Literaturbeziehungen. Er ist auch aktiv im Jüdischen Salon in Hamburg. Kapitel: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:09 Der erste Gedanke: Heute über Exil sprechen 00:05:07 Deutsch-jüdisches Exil nach 1945 00:13:14 Begriff Remigration 00:15:49 Zweite Heimatlosigkeit? 00:23:33 Neues jüdisches Leben in Deutschland? 00:29:43 Jüdisches Leben nach dem 7. Oktober 00:34:33 EU-Asylpolitik heute (GEAS) 00:40:59 Migrationserfahrungen in der Literatur 00:43:51 Weltbürgerrecht? 00:50:26 Deutschland heute verlassen? 00:53:13 Publikumsgespräch (u.a. mit Raphael Gross, Bodo Ramelow) 01:14:40 Humanismus - Wie schaffen wir das? Mehr Infos und eine Fotogalerie s. https://www.radiodrei.de/derzweitegedanke Schreiben Sie uns gern direkt an derzweitegedanke@radiodrei.de.

C.BertelsmannDie Spur des Silbers – Wie die Jagd nach dem Edelmetall unsere Welt verändert hat von Tillmann BendikowskiAuszug 06 (Hördauer 11 Minuten)Literatur Radio Hörbahn stellt dieses Buch in der Serie „Ein Jahr – ein Buch“ in besonderer Weise vor. Wir lesen 12 kleine Auszüge, die Einblick in historische Hintergründe, erzählerische Feinheiten und die besondere Atmosphäre des Textes geben. Monat für Monat nähern wir uns so den Spuren, die das Silber – als Rohstoff, Machtfaktor und Projektionsfläche – in Geschichte und Gegenwart hinterlassen hat.Unsere zwölf Sendungen werden das ganze Jahr hindurch jeweils an einem festen Tag im Monat online gestellt. So entsteht ein fortlaufender Hörfaden, dem man folgen kann wie einer historischen Spur, die sich nach und nach entfaltet.Es liest: Cassiel MetrisEs ist weich und wandelbar, ein sagenhaftes Element, über Jahrhunderte brachte es Macht und Reichtum, aber auch Ausbeutung und Elend: Silber hat die Welt verändert. Und es bewegt unsere Welt bis heute, als Rohstoff und als Wertanlage. Tillmann Bendikowski erzählt uns seine atemberaubende Geschichte.In vielen Szenen beschreibt er die Jagd nach dem Edelmetall und verfolgt die Spur des Silbers rund um die Welt: Von der Ausbeutung der Silberminen durch die Spanier, den Silberflotten und der Sklaverei, vom globalen Handel, der neben grenzenlosem Profit auch Elend und Hunger mit sich brachte, über das NS-Raubsilber bis zum Familiensilber unserer Zeit. Es sind Geschichten von Königen und Sklaven, von Konquistadoren, Piraten und Kaufleuten. Ohne die faszinierende Geschichte des Silbers ist die Welt von heute nicht zu verstehen.Dr. Tillmann Bendikowski, geb. 1965, ist Journalist und promovierter Historiker. Als Gründer und Leiter der Medienagentur Geschichte in Hamburg schreibt er Beiträge für Printmedien und Hörfunk und betreut die wissenschaftliche Realisierung von Forschungsprojekten und historischen Ausstellungen. Seit 2020 ist er als Kommentator im NDR Fernsehen zu sehen, wo er in der Reihe »DAS! historisch« Geschichte zum Sprechen bringt, und zudem regelmäßiger Gesprächspartner bei Spiegel TV. Bei C.Bertelsmann erschienen »Ein Jahr im Mittelalter« (2019), »1870/71: Der Mythos von der deutschen Einheit« (2020), der Bestseller »Hitlerwetter. Das ganz normale Leben in der Diktatur: Die Deutschen und das Dritte Reich 1938/39« (2022) und zuletzt »Himmel Hilf. Warum wir Halt in übernatürlichen Kräften suchen: Aberglaube und magisches Denken vom Mittelalter bis heute« (2023).Schnitt, Technik Jupp Stepprath,  Realisation: Uwe Kullnick__________________________________________________________________________Es gibt Literatur Radio Hörbahn seit März 2015. Unser Programm beinhaltet Lyrik, Prosa, Drama, Literaturkritik, Lyrik für Kinder, Interviews, Rezensionen, Essays, Kurzgeschichten, Aufnahmen von Lesungen, Reportagen, Vorträge, Tagungen, historische Themen, eigene Produktionen und vieles mehr.Unsere Programme laufen völlig unabhängig, ohne Werbung, ohne finanzielles Sponsorship und nur mit Hilfe ehrenamtlicher Tätigkeiten und Kooperationen ohne finanziellen Hintergrund.   Unsere Beiträge finden Sie auf unserer Seite und überall, wo es Podcasts gibt.Medienpartnerschaften: Literaturportal Bayern, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Internationale Jugendbibliothek, Literaturkritik.de (Universität Marburg), Literaturkritik.at, Literatur und Kritik, Institut für Literaturgeschichte (Uni Augsburg), Münchner Stadtbibliothek, Bayerische Volksstiftung, Bayerische Einigung, Amerikahaus München, Seidelvilla München, Bayernspiegel, Literaturschloss Edelstetten, L.I.S.A Wissenschaftsportal, C.H.Beck, dtv und andere Verlage …Wenn dir die Sendung  gefallen hat, hör doch mal hier hinein.Komm  doch mal zu unseren Live-Sendungen in Schwabing oder im Gasteig.

The things that scare us – especially in the context of MBA essays – are often the things that make us feel vulnerable, uncertain, or insecure. In short, things that force us to take our armor off and be vulnerable. Vulnerability in business school essays also offers you a powerful opportunity to connect with your reader, demonstrate self-awareness and/or EQ, and – most importantly – tell a really memorable and compelling story about yourself. In this episode we talk about how to choose an essay topic offers these opportunities for candor and vulnerability, including sharing a range of examples and categories of essays that might be a good fit for you. This is a must for anyone interested in writing their MBA essays more boldly and more authentically.

On pain, purpose, energy, and the woman you have been becoming all along.There's a version of this story that sounds tidy in retrospect. The heartbreak that made her stronger. The loss that redirected her. The season of overgiving that finally taught her where her edges were. The slow, quiet rebuilding of a life that actually felt like hers.But it wasn't tidy. It was slow and messy and sacred. And in this episode, I'm telling it honestly, without the polish, without the neat three-step framework, and without pretending that any of it made sense while I was inside it.This is the episode I've been building toward without quite knowing it.I'm talking about turning pain into purpose, not in the motivational quote way, but in the soul-deep, life-altering way that only makes sense when you look back. About the years I spent overextending, overgiving, and handing pieces of myself to people who never knew what to do with them. About the moment that era ended, quietly, firmly, with grace and finality.I'm talking about what I've come to think of as my sovereign era. Moving with clarity as my compass and peace as my daily devotion. No longer bending to prove, or shrinking to be accepted, or waiting for someone to give me permission to begin.And I'm talking about the quiet return. The living room, with dust on the sideboard and mugs still on the table, and the realisation that it wasn't the room that felt cluttered. It was me.Because our outer world mirrors our inner one. And the most sacred space we will ever inhabit is the one within.If you have ever wondered who you are becoming on the other side of everything you have been through, this one is for you.She's not somewhere ahead of you, waiting to be reached. She's already here.If this episode resonated with you, I'd love to have you inside the Midlife by Design community on Substack, where the deeper conversations live. Essays, reflections, and honest writing for women who are done living by default and ready to design what comes next.And if you're ready to go a little deeper this summer, The Summer Edit is waiting for you. A curated season of intentional living, designed around the woman you're becoming.

Hörbahn on Stage: Ursula Haas liest: "Zerzauste Tage" – anschließend spricht Uwe Kullnick mit der Autorin über Ihre Tätigkeiten und Ihre Aufgaben als LibrettistinLesung Ursula Haas (Hördauer ca. 26 min), Gespräch (Hördauer ca. 50 min)Moderation Uwe KullnickDas schriftstellerische Schaffen von Ursula Haas ist durch Lyrik geprägt. Davon zeugen die Tagebuchaufzeichnungen »Zerzauste Tage. Ein Jahr der Wirklichkeiten«, die gefühlvolle Einblicke in das Weben und Streben einer Poetessa und Librettistin geben. Leitmotiv sind Reflexionen über das Schreiben und den Mut, der dazu gehört. Die Aufzeichnungen setzen am Pfingstsonntag 2018 ein und enden Pfingsten 2019. Die Tage, die dazwischen liegen, sind zerzaust, sie verbinden Alltagseindrücke ebenso wie existentielle Ereignisse – etwa das Abenteuer Kuba-Reise im Januar 2019 – und Erkenntnisse eines randvollen Daseins mit poetischer Sprache. So auch das große Ereignis ihres Lebens: die Begegnung mit Rolf Liebermann, der ihr nach der Lektüre ihres Romans »Freispruch für Medea« den Auftrag anvertraute, ein Libretto zu verfassen: Beginn einer erfolgreichen Arbeit als Librettistin. Ursula Haas hat deutsch-böhmische Wurzeln und wuchs in Düsseldorf und Bonn auf. Nach dem Studium der Germanistik, Geschichte und Pädagogik in Bonn und Freiburg lebt und arbeitet sie in München. Zu ihren Arbeiten gehören Lyrik, Erzählungen, Romane, Essays, Opern- und Lieder-Libretti sowie musikbegleitende Texte zu konzertanten Opernfassungen und Theaterstücke. Zuletzt erschien 2018 in der edition bodoni ihr Gedichte- und Poesieband »Wortfisch im grünen Aquarium«.  Ursula Haas: Ich bin im Krieg in Tschechien geboren, wuchs in NRW auf und lebe seit langem in München. Trotz Germanistikstudium schreibe ich seit gut 20 Jahren literarische Bücher. Mein Medea-Roman war der erste von einer Frau geschriebene! Er brachte mir auch insofern Glück, weil ich durch ihn zum Schreiben von Musiktexten (Libretti) kam. Daraus entstand z.B. die Medea-Oper mit der Musik von Rolf Liebermann, die 2001 in der Pariser Oper aufgeführt wurde. Mein Roman "Drei Frauen" von 2009 beschäftigt sich mit drei Künstlerinnenbiografien. (Camille Claudel, Tina Modotti und Lenka, die meinem Leben nachgeht). Siehe die Kritiken bei Amazon! Mein ebenfalls 2009 erschienener Lyrikband " Ich kröne dich mit Schnee" bekam 2010 den Nikolaus-Lenau-Preis. 2014 erschien im A1 Verlag der Band mit Erzählungen "Busenfreundinnen. Geschichten zu Lust und Brust". 2018 der Gedichte -und Poesie-Band "Wortfisch im Grünen Aquarium" (edition bodoni).2020 das Tagebuch "Zerzauste Tage. Ein Jahr der Wirklichkeiten" (edition bodoni).Poetisches Schreiben bestimmt mein Leben und immer wieder die Arbeit für Musiler zu schreiben wie 2020 für den Komponisten Silvan Loher über den Sommer am Rheinfall für das Rhyality immersive Art project.Schauen Sie doch auf meine Website www.poetessa.de. Dort erfahren Sie nicht nur meine literarischen Aktivitäten wie Lesungen und Veröffentlichungen und auch Essays in Magazinen und Zeitschriften, sondern auch, dass ich Ihnen kreatives bzw. literarisches Schreiben als Dozentin und Coach in München vermittle.Termine Hörbahn on Stage in Schwabing Wenn Ihnen dieser Beitrag gefallen hat, hören Sie doch auch einmal hier hineinoder vielleicht diese SendungRedaktion und Realisation Uwe Kullnick

Diving into Elon Musk in his own words, everything from his approach to making decisions, the traits that define him, how he thinks about building and creating, and more.-----Sources The Book of Elon - Eric Jorgenson-----2:35 - Be useful4:35 - How Elon makes decisions6:20 - Be curious6:45 - Don't worship anything12:50 - Capacity for pain14:40 - An obsessive work ethic17:05 - On dealing with fear19:07 - First principles approach/relentlessly pursue the truth25:15 - Read. Read. Read.27:10 - Sleep on the factory floor 28:20 - Bring in great people30:33 - Fail and fail fast32:15 - A maniacal sense of urgency34:45 - Advice to entrepreneurs/how he decided to start his companies36:04 - How he decided to start his companies37:10 - The goal of the game is to stay in the game40:10 - Short ideas from Musk-----Check out my books below:Daily Greatness: Short Stories and Essays on the Act of Becoming Chasing Greatness 2nd Edition - Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of ExcellenceStay connected and check out more on our website:Chasegreatness.net

For generations, we've defined creativity by its products: the novel, the painting, the song, the breakthrough idea. We look at the work, and from the work we see the creator as “creative.” But AI is getting remarkably good at producing creative work. In some cases, experts now prefer AI-generated writing to work created by humans and can't reliably tell the difference between the two. In fact, a major literary prize even recently honored a work that was largely written by AI. It all raises a deeper question than whether or not AI can write well. It forces us to reconsider what creativity actually is. Today, neuroscientist Adam Green joins the show to discuss how AI is changing the way we write, think, and generate ideas. His research finds that while AI can make our language more polished and sophisticated, it may also make our thinking more uniform. The sentences get sharper. The ideas get more predictable. And If creativity is no longer something we can recognize from the final product alone, we may need a new, more human definition. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here:https://www.youtube.com/@PlainEnglishwithDerekThompson If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at PlainEnglish@Spotify.com. Host: Derek ThompsonGuest: Dr. Adam GreenProducer: Devon BaroldiAdditional Production Support: Ben Glicksman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are all theological issues of equal importance? Or should we give greater emphasis to some issues, and be more willing to give and take on others? Paul Lamicela makes the case for theological triage, a framework that defines how core various theological concepts are to orthodox Christianity.The study center Paul started (Lancaster Anabaptist Study Center)“A Call for Theological Triage and Christian Maturity” by Albert MohlerFinding the Right Hills to Die On: The Case for Theological Triage by Gavin OrtlundListen to another episode with PaulThis is the xxxth episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content!Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content!Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook.Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King JesusSubscribe on your podcast provider of choiceSupport us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org.The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

Todeswalzer: Der Sommer 1944 von Christian Bommarius  - Kapitel 6Kapitel 6 (Hördauer ca. 7 Minuten)„Todeswalzer“ von Christian Bommarius wird von Literatur Radio Hörbahn im Rahmen der Reihe „Ein Buch – ein Jahr“ vorgestellt. In 12 ausgewählten Passagen nähern wir uns der historischen und moralischen Dimension dieses Buches, das sich mit Abgründen der Geschichte auseinandersetzt,  faktenbasiert und sensibel erzählt. Die Auszüge sind so gewählt, dass sie zentrale Linien und Fragen ansprechen, ohne das gesamte Werk vorwegzunehmen.Die zwölf Sendungen erscheinen über das Jahr hinweg jeweils an einem festen Tag im Monat online. So entsteht eine rhythmisierte Auseinandersetzung mit einem fordernden Stoff, die Hörerinnen und Hörern Zeit gibt, das Gehörte zu verarbeiten – und zugleich anregt, das Buch selbst in die Hand zu nehmen.Es liest:Cassiel Metris Am 1. Juni 1944 beherrschen deutsche Truppen fast ganz Europa; drei Monate später stehen die Alliierten an den Grenzen des Reichs. Das Ende des blutigsten Kriegs der Geschichte scheint unmittelbar bevorzustehen, doch es wird weitere acht Monate dauern, in denen noch einmal so viele Menschen wie in den fünf Jahren zuvor sterben werden. Und: Als zwischen Mai und Juli über 400.000 ungarische Juden nach Auschwitz deportiert werden, kommt der Holocaust zu einem seiner letzten Exzesse.Im Sommer 1944 begann sich der Todeswalzer in einer nie zuvor für möglich gehaltenen Geschwindigkeit zu drehen. Die Gleichzeitigkeit des Mordens und der Lebensfreude, auch im Reich, packend dargestellt in Christian Bommarius' großer Erzählung, macht uns bis heute fassungslos.Christian Bommarius, Jahrgang 1958, studierte Germanistik und Rechtswissenschaft. Nach journalistischen Stationen, etwa als Korrespondent beim Bundesverfassungsgericht, war er von 1998 bis 2017 Redakteur der ›Berliner Zeitung‹, anschließend Kolumnist der ›Süddeutschen Zeitung‹ und ist seither freier Publizist. Für sein publizistisches Werk wurde Bommarius der Heinrich-Mann-Preis der Akademie der Künste Berlin ausgezeichnet.Schnitt und Technik Jupp Stepprath, Realisation Uwe Kullnick____________________________________________________________________________Es gibt Literatur Radio Hörbahn seit März 2015. Unser Programm beinhaltet Lyrik, Prosa, Drama, Literaturkritik, Lyrik für Kinder, Interviews, Rezensionen, Essays, Kurzgeschichten, Aufnahmen von Lesungen, Reportagen, Vorträge, Tagungen, historische Themen, eigene Produktionen und vieles mehr.Unsere Programme laufen völlig unabhängig, ohne Werbung, ohne finanzielles Sponsorship und nur mit Hilfe ehrenamtlicher Tätigkeiten und Kooperationen ohne finanziellen Hintergrund.   Unsere Beiträge finden Sie auf unserer Seite und überall, wo es Podcasts gibt.Medienpartnerschaften: Literaturportal Bayern, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Internationale Jugendbibliothek, Literaturkritik.de (Universität Marburg), Literaturkritik.at, Literatur und Kritik, Institut für Literaturgeschichte (Uni Augsburg), Münchner Stadtbibliothek, Bayerische Volksstiftung, Bayerische Einigung, Amerikahaus München, Seidelvilla München, Bayernspiegel, Literaturschloss Edelstetten, L.I.S.A Wissenschaftsportal, C.H.Beck, dtv und andere Verlage …Wenn dir die Sendung  gefallen hat, hör doch mal hier hinein.Komm  doch mal zu unseren Live-Sendungen in Schwabing oder im Gasteig.

On solitude, silence, and the season of becoming your own muse.It started on a Saturday afternoon. Tea going cold. No phone. No list. No role to perform. Just three uninterrupted hours that belonged entirely to me, and the quiet realisation that I had been hungrier for this than I had allowed myself to admit.In this episode, I'm talking about the particular kind of hunger that builds in women who are always giving to someone. The kind that doesn't announce itself loudly, but accumulates, steadily, silently, until one ordinary afternoon alone feels like the most nourishing thing that has happened in weeks.I'm also talking about something that shifted in me recently. After a lifetime of voracious learning, books, courses, podcasts, programmes, frameworks, I found myself wanting something entirely different. Not more input, but integration. Not more consumption. Stillness. Not the next brilliant idea. The quiet courage to finally trust the wisdom I already carry.And I share a conversation that surprised me, an interview with writer Jenny Grainger for her beautiful Substack series The Art of Transition, where I said something out loud that I hadn't quite said before.This episode is for the woman who is always giving. The woman who has finished consuming and is ready to come home to herself. And the woman quietly building something she believes in, in the silence before anyone else can see it.Uninterrupted time with yourself is not a luxury; it is medicine.If this episode resonated with you, I'd love to have you inside the Midlife by Design community on Substack, where the deeper conversations live. Essays, reflections, and honest writing for women who are done living by default and ready to design what comes next.And if you're ready to go a little deeper this summer, The Summer Edit is waiting for you. A curated season of intentional living, designed around the woman you're becoming.

Diving into the working ways of some of the world's greatest artists. -----SourcesDaily Rituals - Mason Currey-----Time Stamps:3:49 - Benjamin Franklin: The two questions and the "air bath."6:05 - Scott F. Fitzgerald: Work like a lion9:04 - Paul Erdos: Drugs and stimulants12:20 - William Gass: Work angry14:07 - Anne Rice: Flexibility, ease, and uninterrupted time16:42 - David Lynch: Find a thinking place17:40 - Umberto Eco: Thinking in the cracks 19:05 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Is it sustainable?20:50 - Twyla Tharp: Building a bridge22:20 - Graham Greece: Burn your youth, sustain as you age23:50 - Marcel Proust and Philip Roth: Go monk mode26:25 - Carl Jung: Make it boring28:15 - Thomas Mann: Setting Boundaries30:05 - Gustav Mahler, Twyla Tharp: Preparing to  be creative32:47 - Nicholson Baker, Thomas Wolfe, Fredreich Schiller, Woody Allen - Get creative, find your way37:20 - Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky: Do the unpleasant first40:25 - Bernard Malamud: The only thing that matters42:03 - Anthony Trollope - Advice on starting a craft44:52 - Gustave Flaubert: the ups and downs of the creative process46:38 - Ernest Hemingway: Keep some juice in the tank47:30 - James Boswell: The morning reminder49:55 - Gertrude Stein, Martin Amis, Joyce Carol Oates - Genius in endurance in disguise 52:22 - Ideas on making time, finding effortless work, and inspiration54:20 - Karl Marx: The right regrets56:00 - William James: The Solomon Paradox58:26 - Rene Descartes - Don't compromise your working way-----Check out my books below:Daily Greatness: Short Stories and Essays on the Act of Becoming Chasing Greatness 2nd Edition - Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of ExcellenceStay connected and check out more on our website:

Der Umweltaktivist und Autor Paul Kingsnorth schreibt seit 15 Jahren über Umweltzerstörung. Nun hat er seine „Bekenntnisse eines genesenden Umweltschützers“ veröffentlicht.

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this our 298th episode, our guest is Paige Towers. Paige Towers is author of “The Sound of Undoing: A Memoir in Essays.” Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Guardian, McSweeney's and Harvard Review. Originally from Iowa, Towers now lives along the Washington coast. Her new book, “What They Stole: A Familicide Rooted in Intercountry Adoption” was published May 26 by Iowa University Press. Follow me on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/robaburg.bsky.social Follow me on Mastodon: newsie.social/@therobburgessshow Check out my Linktree: linktr.ee/therobburgessshow Subscribe to my Substack: therobburgessshow.substack.com/

Today, we find out more about Reform's candidate Robert Kenyon back story and why his old posts on social media are making headlines. Plus, what impact could Restore Britain have on the Reform UK vote and how Andy Burnham has outgrown Mayor of Greater Manchester. Adam is joined by Annabel Tiffin, political editor for BBC Northwest, Lara Spirit, the Deputy Political Editor for The Sunday Times, and More in Common's Luke Tryl. A full list of candidates and loads more information about the Makerfield by-election is available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrp1z8n4w2oYou can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscordGet in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.New episodes are released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade and Chris Gray with Gabriel Purcell-Davis. The social producer was Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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A compelling and inventive memoir exploring how pain and pleasure are passed down through generations of women For years, Lauren W. Westerfield looked back at her childhood as an imaginative playscape lovingly crafted by her artist mother. But in truth, theirs was always a fraught relationship, close yet turbulent. It wouldn't be until her mid-twenties that Westerfield would learn that her mother was assaulted while living as a single woman in 1970s Los Angeles, or until her mid-thirties when caretaking for her now chronically ill mother during pandemic lockdown would reveal how that earlier incident and its ripple effects had shaped both their lives. The essays and assemblages in this book plumb the depths of two women's experiences, exploring the pain and pleasure they find in their bodies, in culture, and in their own art. Violence, beauty, and love reverberate and dissipate and shape the forms and psyches of these two profoundly connected family members. At once raw and refined, narrative and lyrical, nostalgic and blunt, the stories and images presented here explore Westerfield's life—from childhood to adulthood—passing through innocence, self-discovery and familial tethers. In unpacking her mother's history and the complexities of their relationship, Westerfield finds herself confronted with her own story: one grounded in a yearning for agency and individuation, of a body and mind groomed to be at odds with one another, of a feminist politics examining deeply rooted patriarchal understandings of beauty, control, and power. Part memoir, part critical sense-making, part reckoning with family, identity, illness, addiction, art, and inheritance, Woman House (U Massachusetts Press, 2026) draws on diverse inspirations in an attempt to recontextualize the female body—in danger, in pleasure, in portraiture, in proximity, in resistance—and challenge the structures that silence and restrict female expression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Get access to The Backroom (100+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeOn this episode of 1Dime Radio, I sit down with British-Nigerian writer Ralph Leonard to ask what it even means to be a Marxist today, after the political fallout of the 20th century. Ralph describes himself as a “conservative Marxist,” which sounds like a contradiction until you realize that one of the core questions in this conversation is whether socialism, properly understood, is not the worship of capitalist progress but a defense of society against capital's destructive acceleration.We get into Marxism's roots in the Enlightenment, liberalism, and the Western political tradition, why Marxism is in many ways a radicalization of Western values rather than a rejection of them, and how Stalinism distorted Marxism into a state-worshipping ideology that dismissed freedom and democracy as “bourgeois” illusions. We also discuss race as ideology, decolonization theory, nationalism, Zionism, the USSR, and whether its failures were historically necessary or politically avoidable.In the exclusive Backroom, Ralph and I talk about whether world revolution was ever plausible and why I see Marxist internationalism as the doctrine's fatal flaw. We explore how left-wing localism inadvertently helped create the conditions for fascism, why civic nationalism may be the only coherent path for a democratic left, and the hard limits of multiculturalism exposed by Canada's immigration crisis.Timestamps:00:00:00 The Backroom Sneak Peek00:03:53 Introduction to Conservative Marxism00:17:30 Marxism, Enlightenment and the State00:33:00 Western Values and Decolonial Critiques00:55:20 Historical Necessity or Preventable Atrocity01:14:15 Race, Culture and Western Identity01:24:43 Zionism Opposed to LiberalismGUEST:Ralph Leonard• Ralph's writing at UnHerd: https://unherd.com/author/ralph-leonard/Ralph's Twitter: https://x.com/buffsoldier_96FOLLOW 1Dime:• Substack (Articles and Essays): https://1dimereview.substack.com/• X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial• Instagram: instagram.com/1dimeman• Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1DimeeLeave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.Tags: #Marxism  #Socialism #TheWest #TheEnlightenment  #WesternCivilization

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A compelling and inventive memoir exploring how pain and pleasure are passed down through generations of women For years, Lauren W. Westerfield looked back at her childhood as an imaginative playscape lovingly crafted by her artist mother. But in truth, theirs was always a fraught relationship, close yet turbulent. It wouldn't be until her mid-twenties that Westerfield would learn that her mother was assaulted while living as a single woman in 1970s Los Angeles, or until her mid-thirties when caretaking for her now chronically ill mother during pandemic lockdown would reveal how that earlier incident and its ripple effects had shaped both their lives. The essays and assemblages in this book plumb the depths of two women's experiences, exploring the pain and pleasure they find in their bodies, in culture, and in their own art. Violence, beauty, and love reverberate and dissipate and shape the forms and psyches of these two profoundly connected family members. At once raw and refined, narrative and lyrical, nostalgic and blunt, the stories and images presented here explore Westerfield's life—from childhood to adulthood—passing through innocence, self-discovery and familial tethers. In unpacking her mother's history and the complexities of their relationship, Westerfield finds herself confronted with her own story: one grounded in a yearning for agency and individuation, of a body and mind groomed to be at odds with one another, of a feminist politics examining deeply rooted patriarchal understandings of beauty, control, and power. Part memoir, part critical sense-making, part reckoning with family, identity, illness, addiction, art, and inheritance, Woman House (U Massachusetts Press, 2026) draws on diverse inspirations in an attempt to recontextualize the female body—in danger, in pleasure, in portraiture, in proximity, in resistance—and challenge the structures that silence and restrict female expression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

What is catechesis, and why does it matter for our churches? Mr. Russell returns to the podcast to discuss how we prepare people for joining the church, how the early church did this, and what he believes that preparation process should look like.Here is a previous episode with David Bercot on infant baptismThis is the xxxth episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content!Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content!Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook.Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King JesusSubscribe on your podcast provider of choiceSupport us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org.The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.Mentioned in this episode:Give online: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/donate or mail gifts to 127 County Road 616, Athens TN 37303

Get your tickets for the Plant Cunning Conference here: Plant Cunning Conference – In-Person in New York – July 24-26, 2026Today on the show, Isaac & AC welcome David Holmgren, co-originator of the Permaculture concept.In this episode, David describes life at Melliodora in Central Victoria with three semi-autonomous households sharing work and produce, and recounts how he came to the “plant path” through plant ID, foraging, and early research for Permaculture One. He tells the story of meeting Bill Mollison in 1974 and how the idea of agriculture functioning like a forest became a seed of permaculture, while reflecting on Mollison's charisma and difficulty. The conversation explores holistic thinking versus reductionism, DIY self-reliance, cycles of skill loss and renewal, COVID's impact on interest in permaculture and RetroSuburbia, “enlightened self-interest,” energy descent and relocalization, household-scale resilience including health capacity, and where to find Holmgren's essays and websites.02:11 Meet David Holmgren03:47 Finding the Plant Path06:04 Chance Meeting with Bill Mollison08:15 Permaculture Seed Idea12:12 Working with a Charismatic Genius15:31 Patterns vs Practice21:13 DIY Skills and Tasmania Culture24:27 Cycles of Self Reliance28:17 COVID and RetroSuburbia Spike30:07 Enlightened Self Interest Explained37:29 Humans as Keystone Species38:26 Hierarchy and Elite Corruption40:35 Predators and Power41:25 Fossil Fuel Hierarchy42:42 Globalists vs Sovereigntists44:11 Household Resilience Basics45:35 Health as Weak Link47:44 Bigger Households Work52:17 Household Beats Consensus55:23 Food Growing Mindset59:09 Jack of all trades, Master of One01:03:06 Why Intentional Communities Fail01:06:49 Brown Tech Uncertainty01:08:32 Tower of Babel Reality01:12:35 Long Descent Balance01:16:29 Essays and Resources01:19:30 Final Thanks and Wrap

In celebration of the launch of season 8, Jill Christman joins Let's Talk Memoir to interview Ronit about growing up with no blueprint for making a relationship work, fending for ourselves in childhood, being driven by curiosity, writing about others with generosity and complexity, conveying to readers that we are not the only one, the use of speculation to move toward a deeper truth, the key to memoir structure, how the now-narrator reaches a hand back to help the character we were, finding a deeper empathy and understanding, opposite world, trying to look perfectly 1980s, trusting that our memories are trying to tell us something, and Ronit's memoir When She Comes Back.   Also in this episode: -Swedish Fish -The Love Boat -being prologue girls   Books mentioned in this episode: The Situation and the Story by Vivian Gornick Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin Stop-Time by Frank Conroy This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolf To Show and to Tell by Pilllip Lopate Jill Christman bio and links: Jill Christman is the author of The Heart Folds Early: A Memoir (released March 2026 from the University of Nebraska Press). Christman's other books include If This Were Fiction: A Love Story in Essays (2023 Foreword INDIES Silver Winner), Darkroom: A Family Exposure (winner of AWP Prize for CNF), and Borrowed Babies: Apprenticing for Motherhood. Her essays have appeared in many anthologies and in magazines such as Brevity, Creative Nonfiction, Fourth Genre, Iron Horse Literary Review, Longreads, and O, The Oprah Magazine. A 2020 NEA Literature Fellow, she teaches at Ball State University and serves as editor of River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative and Beautiful Things (a weekly online magazine of micro nonfiction). Visit her at jillchristman.com. Connect with Jill: https://www.instagram.com/jillchristmanwriter @jillchristman.bsky.social jillchristman.com Order for yourself and all your memoir-loving friends—directly from the University of Nebraska Press or your local independent or by using any of the handy links on my website. Use code 6AS26 for 40% off on any UNP book! Ronit Plank bio and links:  Ronit Plank is a writer, teacher, and editor whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, Poets & Writers, River Teeth's Beautiful Things, The Rumpus, Salon, Hippocampus, The New York Times, and elsewhere, earning Best of the Net, Best Microfiction, and multiple Pushcart Prize nominations. Her memoir When She Comes Back was a Book Riot Best True Crime Book and Kirkus Reviews calls it, “An intimate, intuitive, emotionally vivid family account that finds hope in reconciliation". Ronit is also the author of the award-winning short story collection Home is a Made-Up Place, and her work has been anthologized in Selected Memories, Vol. 2: 15 Years of Hippocampus Magazine and Manna Songs: Stories of Jewish Culture and Heritage. Ronit is the Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, teaches memoir at a host of venues including the University of Washington's Continuum Program, Antioch University, and 92NY's Roundtable, and is host of the podcast Let's Talk Memoir and the Substack Let's Talk Memoir. Find her on social media @ronitplank   Website: www.ronitplank.com Substack: https://substack.com/@ronitplank Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ When She Comes Back: https://ronitplank.com/when-she-comes-back/

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The philosopher argues that as a culture, we'd be happier and saner if we re-examined our view of love, because our romantic notions can actually work against the relationships we want most. (R)Alain De Botton's novel from 2016 called The Course of Love challenges many assumptions about falling in love and what comes next.Alain first tackled the subject when he wrote Essays of Love in his early 20s.The episode of Conversations was first broadcast in 2016The producer was Michelle Ransom-Hughes and the Executive Producer was Pam O'Brien.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.

Eight unpublished books. Endless rejection letters. A family straight out of Charles Dickens. In this unforgettable interview, author Jay Neugeboren opens up about the experiences that shaped his life and work, from mental illness in the family to conversations with the late Oliver Sacks. It's a moving, wise, and surprisingly funny discussion about literature, aging, perseverance, and the stories we carry with us.Get your copy of Dickens in Brooklyn by Jay NeugeborenAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.Chapters:00:00 Introduction to Jay Neugeboren and His Work 02:31 Exploring the Nature of Autobiography and Essays 04:58 Influences and Inspirations in Writing 10:04 Conversations with the Deceased Oliver Sacks 12:40 Family Dynamics and Dickensian Themes 16:51 A Life of Diverse Experiences 19:47 Dealing with Rejection and Persistence in Writing 24:12 Future Aspirations and Unwritten GenresGuest InformationJay NeugeborenWebsiteEasier, more confident everyday conversation: "The Everyday What To Say"For more intriguing and engaging interviews each week, subscribe now on:Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube

Get access to The Backroom (100+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeOn this episode of 1Dime Radio, regular guest, David McKerracher and I talk about his new Substack article The Natality Pill. Part of this discussion includes the concepts of castration culture, and the Liberal Rumspringa. We trace how secular adolescence, PMC institutions, and marketized intimacy sever people from natality, tradition, and each other. We also touch on midwifery's suppression and left‑wing self‑sabotage.In The Backroom on Patreon Dave and I  discuss the controversial questions of Race, Sex, Gender and all of the topics woke white liberals never like to go near. Timestamps:0:00 The Backroom Preview: The Lesson of Bernie Sanders3:53 Introduction           06:28 Natality Pill and Wanting Kids12:33 From Kibbutz to Liberal Rumspringa50:24 Bernie Bends the Knee57:10 Privilege Stack and Literalists01:19:58 Castration Culture Explained01:24:25 Parents, Patriarchy, and Growing UpFOLLOW 1Dime:• Substack (Articles and Essays): https://1dimereview.substack.com/• X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial• Instagram: instagram.com/1dimeman• Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1DimeeGUEST:Dave — Theory Underground• Check out the Theory Underground YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@theory_underground• Check out the Underground Theory Book (Im in it too!) : https://www.amazon.com/Underground-Theory-David-McKerracher/dp/B0CH2CXSGNCheckout Dave's Substack: https://substack.com/@theoryunderground?r=2sschq&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=blurLeave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.

Was macht ein gutes Leben aus? Eine existentielle Frage, die die Philosophie seit vielen hundert Jahren zu deklinieren versucht. Der Schweizer Schriftsteller Lukas Bärfuss, vielfach ausgezeichnet u.a. mit dem renommierten Georg-Büchner-Preis, ist in seinen Theaterstücken, seinen Romanen und Essays immer auch auf der Suche nach einer vernünftigen, einleuchtenden Antwort auf diese nicht unkomplizierte Frage. Auch deshalb vielleicht gehört dazu die reflektierte Suche nach seinen biografischen Wurzeln. Lukas Bärfuss stellt sich in seinen Texten seiner Herkunft, den Lebensgeschichten seiner Eltern, die natürlich nicht folgenlos für den Sohn sein konnten. "Vaters Kiste" (2022) war das Buch über seinen Vater, 2023 schrieb er den autofiktionalen Roman "Krume Brot". Jetzt ist das Buch über seine Mutter erschienen: "Königin der Nacht". In NDR Kultur à la carte spricht Lukas Bärfuss mit Andrea Schwyzer über das "gute Leben", seine Arbeit, die Provokationen der Literatur und über sich.

What would it be like to feel like your whole life was an accident? What if you didn't know who you really were? Grant Bontrager always knew as a child that he was different. One day, the reality of just how different he really was crashed into his life. Born as the result of abuse, Grant tells how Christ redeemed his story by entering into the intense pain that came to Grant and his family through the circumstances of his life.Faith Child (book about Grant's story)This is the 320th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content!Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content!Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook.Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King JesusSubscribe on your podcast provider of choiceSupport us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org.The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.Mentioned in this episode:Give online: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/donate or mail gifts to 127 County Road 616, Athens TN 37303

Diving into the life of the last great Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius, and his own personal notes to himself.-----SourcesThe Lives of the Stoics - Ryan HolidayMarcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor - Donald RobertsonMeditations - Marcus Aurelius-----Check out my books below:Daily Greatness: Short Stories and Essays on the Act of Becoming Chasing Greatness 2nd Edition - Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of ExcellenceStay connected and check out more on our website:Chasegreatness.net

On the surface, Nancy Kissel had the life people dreamed about. A luxury apartment in a posh Hong Kong neighbourhood. A high-flying husband who works in banking. Three beautiful kids. A postcard existence, by any measure. So why, on the night of November 2nd, did she hand her husband a strawberry milkshake laced with enough sedatives to drop a man twice his size? And why, hours later, was Robert Kissel found dead and wrapped in a carpet and locked in a storage room? The answer isn't simple. It never is. Because behind every perfect life, there are things that don't make it into the postcard. Affairs. Secrets. Years of something quietly rotting underneath, until it surfaces in the most heinous way imaginable. Part 1 - We trace the roots of Robert and Nancy's marriage. Detailing how they first met, and where the tensions started to build up before culminating in Robert's brutal murder. Part 2 - We follow the sensationalized trial of Nancy Kissel and the media furor that surrounded it. Will justice be served? Or will Nancy get away with it all? Join your fellow Heinous fans and interact with the team at our website or through our socials (IG, TikTok) @heinous_1upmedia. - Love Heinous? But feel its getting too dark for you? Check out:

In Episode 247 of Theology In Particular, Pastor Joe Anady and Dr. Daniel Scheiderer are joined by Pastors Jim Butler and Darrin Gilchrist to discuss the recent publication of a festschrift for Dr. Richard Barcellos.   Contact: For information about International Reformed Baptist Seminary, go to irbsseminary.org. For feedback, questions, or suggestions, email Joe Anady at tip@irbsseminary.org.

Dreizehn Jahre hat der österreichisch-bulgarische Schriftsteller Dimitré Dinev an seinem zweiten Roman geschrieben. Nun ist er mit «Zeit der Mutigen» auf Lesereise. An den Solothurner Literaturtragen tritt er live im Gespräch mit Michael Luisier in «Musik für einen Gast» auf. Dimitré Dinev stammt auf Bulgarien und hat die kommunistische Diktatur hautnah miterlebt. Nichts hat ihn für sein Schreiben so geprägt wie die Erfahrung, wie gefährlich und wie wichtig zugleich es ist, die Wahrheit zu schreiben. Erste Schreibversuche macht er schon als junger Mann in Bulgarien. Aber so richtig los geht es in Wien, wohin er 1990 geflohen ist. So schreibt der Student der Philosophie und russischen Philologie Drehbücher und Theaterstücke, Essays und mit «Engelszungen» einen ersten Roman, der ihn europaweit bekannt macht. Jetzt, mehr als 20 Jahre später, erscheint mit «Zeit der mutigen» ein zweiter Roman erschienen, eine grossangelegte Geschichte Europas im 20. Jahrhundert, die inhaltlich und formale neue Wege geht.

Get access to The Backroom (100+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeOn this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined once again by Marxist writer Ted Reese, author of Socialism or Extinction and Abundant Material Wealth For All, for a wide-ranging conversation on AI, automation, capitalist breakdown, Marxism, technology, falling profit rates, monopoly, food, health, and the possibility of socialism in the 21st century.Ted argues that capitalism is not simply politically or morally bad, but increasingly obsolete on its own economic terms. As automation, AI, and productivity push commodity values down, capitalism responds through monopoly, rent-seeking, militarized technology, state dependency, and new forms of social enclosure. We discuss Henryk Grossman, Marx's theory of capitalist breakdown, whether AI makes Marxism more relevant or obsolete, why the left should not become anti-technology, and whether socialism could emerge through a more peaceful transition rather than a romanticized fantasy of violent revolution.In the Backroom episode on Patreon, Ted and I continue the conversation with a debate on immigration. I challenge the standard Marxist perspective on migration and argue that mass migration under capitalism is not a path toward international socialism, but a system tied to global capital mobility, labor discipline, brain drain, and the weakening of working-class political organization. We debate whether the current migration regime brings us closer to socialism or further away from it.Timestamps:00:00 The Backroom Preview: How Immigration Stops Socialism03:17  1Dime Radio Intro04:17  Introducing Ted Reese06:37  Abundant Material Wealth For All09:13  Can Socialism Happen Peacefully?14:22  International Revolution, National Politics, and Capitalist Breakdown16:23  Automation, AI, and Why Capitalism Becomes Obsolete23:53  Falling Profit Rates and Capitalist Decline27:00  Monopoly, Mergers, and the “Final Merger”30:09  AI, Robots, Neo-Feudalism, and Capitalism's Demand Problem36:53  Technology, Progress, and the Anti-Luddite Left42:47  Palantir, Militarized Tech, and State-Capitalist Dependency49:01  Why AI Will Get More Expensive55:46  Is Marxism Obsolete in the Age of AI?58:21  Capitalism, Food, Health, and Human Decay01:03:50  Get the Second Half in The BackroomGUEST:Ted Reese• X/Twitter: https://x.com/Grossmanite• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/grossmanite• Linktree: https://linktr.ee/grossmanite• Abundant Material Wealth For All: https://grossmanite.medium.com/new-book-abundant-material-wealth-for-all-out-now-7d1ec5e9ac05FOLLOW 1Dime:• Substack (Articles and Essays): https://1dimereview.substack.com/• X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial• Instagram: instagram.com/1dimeman• Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1DimeeLeave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.

It is common to hear people lament about how the world is getting worse and worse, and as we look at the news and what is happening around the world. Yet there are secular optimists who make a strong, data-driven case that in many ways the world is better than in the past. Marlin and Jaran engage with this idea and the concept of Christian optimism. They also look at how this interacts with historical events.A previous episode on thinking well about global politicsA Rival Nations article on Christian optimism “Christian Fundamentals (Mennonite Church, 1921)”“God of Grace and God of Glory““Rise Up, O Men of God”“Father Eternal, Ruler of Creation” Factfullness The Better Angels of Our Nature Data on declining poverty rates A source for data about a bettering worldThis is the 319th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content!Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content!Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook.Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King JesusSubscribe on your podcast provider of choiceSupport us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org.The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we offer a palate cleanser of Poetry & Essays, and we have some choices that will surprise you!  Plus we share a Book in Hand about someone you may never have heard of before.  Prepare to be delighted!Featured Books:The Best Dog in the World: Essay on Love Edited by Alice Hoffman(LH)Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry by Julian Peters (LH)Color by Christina Rossetti and Laetitia Devernay (LH)Goldfinches by Mary Oliver, art by Melissa Sweet (LP)Mary Oliver: Holding On To Wonder by Erin Frankel (LP)Woods & Words: The Story of Poet Mary Oliver by Sara Holly Ackerman (LP)Where the Heart Should Be by Sarah Crossan (LP)Book in Hand:Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World's Largest Children's Library by Katherine Paterson (LP)Books Mentioned in This Episode:Devotions by Mary OliverBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine PatersonJacob Have I Loved by Katherine PatersonAdditional Books That Go Along with Our Stack:Dog Songs by Mary OliverOne Big Open Sky by Lisa Cline - Ransome (novel in verse)Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai (novel in verse)Love That Dog by Sharon Creech (novel in verse)Ways to contact us:Join us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookBumblePodcastFollow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comSupport the showPlease rate and review us, subscribe, follow us on Insta, and join our Team Patreon!  It won't be the same without you!

Boston, 17 stycznia 1706. W warsztacie mydlarza, w którym rok wcześniej utopił się w kadzi z wodą mydlaną 16-miesięczny brat, rodzi się 15. dziecko Josiaha Franklina. Najmłodszy syn najmłodszego syna, od pięciu pokoleń. Nikt nie postawiłby na niego ani grosza. Ten chłopak ma jednak coś, czego nikt mu nie odbierze:matkę z rodu buntowników i ojca, który zamiast pieniędzy daje mu coś cenniejszego - spacery po warsztatach rzemieślniczych i lekcje przy stole.W odcinku usłyszysz:  Jak 11-letni Ben wymyślił pierwsze w Ameryce ręczne płetwy pływackie Co widział 5-latek podczas Wielkiego Pożaru Bostonu w 1711 roku Dlaczego gwizdek za wszystkie pieniądze nauczył go więcej niż rok w szkole Co działo się w domu, gdzie liczyła się treść rozmowy, nie treść talerza Jak prymus klasy wylądował przy przycinaniu knotów świec I dlaczego umowa, którą podpisał w wieku 12 lat, była jednocześnie klatką i kluczemTo opowieść o tym, jak wygląda PRAWDZIWY początek drogi człowieka, który wymyślił siebie od zera. Bez pieniędzy, czy znanego nazwiska. Wesprzyj podcast: patronite.pl/podcastlepiejteraz  Postaw kawę: suppi.pl/lepiejterazŹRÓDŁA ODCINKA Źródła pierwotneBenjamin Franklin, Żywot własny (Autobiography), Część I (Twyford, 1771). Polskie tłumaczenie: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1960Benjamin Franklin, The Whistle — list do Madame Brillon, 10 listopada 1779 (jedna z paryskich „bagatelles”)Benjamin Franklin, On the Art of Swimming – opis ręcznych płetw pływackichCotton Mather, Bonifacius, or Essays to Do Good (Boston, 1710)Relacja Williama Temple'a Franklina (wnuka) – żart o solonych rybachAkta Old South Meeting House – rejestr chrztów; głosowanie na diakona (odkryte przez Nicka Bunkera)Wzorcowa umowa czeladnicza z 1742 roku – Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryBiografie i opracowania historyczneWalter Isaacson, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (Simon & Schuster, 2003), rozdz. 1-2Nick Bunker, Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity (Knopf, 2018), część IH.W. Brands, The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Doubleday, 2000), część ICarl Van Doren, Benjamin Franklin (Viking, 1938) – nagroda PulitzeraNian-Sheng Huang, Franklin's Father Josiah: Life of a Colonial Boston Tallow Chandler, 1657–1745 (American Philosophical Society, 2000)Archiwa i źródła internetoweAmericanLiterature.com – pełny tekst eseju The WhistleMassachusetts Historical Society (masshist.org) – rejestry chrztów Old South, korespondencja FranklinaBenjamin Franklin Historical Society (benjamin-franklin-history.org)International Swimming Hall of Fame (ishof.org) – wprowadzenie pośmiertne, 1968American Battlefield Trust – „Boston and Benjamin Franklin” (battlefields.org)Boston Public Library – Research Guide „Great Fires of Boston”Leventhal Map & Education Center – mapa kapitana Johna Bonnera z 1722 rokuBostonian Society / Old State House – kolekcja oryginalnego szyldu Niebieskiej KuliTOTA – „The Boston of Franklin's Boyhood” (tota.world)EH.net – „Apprenticeship in the United States”USHistory.org – biografia Franklina i historia New-England Courant

It was February of 1942. Singapore has just fallen to the Japanese. But for its residents, the surrender wasn't the end of the terror, it was the beginning of something far worse. Within days, the Japanese Imperial Army rounded men up at screening centres set up across the island. Some were released, while others were loaded onto trucks. The trucks drove to Changi Beach, to Punggol, to Sentosa. And they never returned. This is the story of the horrific period in Singapore's past known as Sook Ching; who gave the order, who carried it out, and why the full truth has never quite been allowed to surface. Join your fellow Heinous fans and interact with the team at our website or through our socials (IG, TikTok) @heinous_1upmedia. - Love Heinous? But feel its getting too dark for you? Check out:

David Hill reviews Out of the Blue: Essays on Artists from Aotearoa New Zealand 1985-2021 by Christina Barton, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.

This week — too often, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder wind up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, changes to the Endangered Species Act could benefit big business. They could also kill animals like the eastern hellbender. And, in troubled times, a West Virginia writer says to find peace in nature. We talk about her collection of essays. You'll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia. 

Get access to The Backroom (100+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeProfessor Benjamin Teitelbaum joins 1Dime Radio to discuss the right after Trump. Teitelbaum is an ethnographer, scholar of radical politics, and author of War for Eternity and Lions of the North. In this episode, we discuss Steve Bannon, Alexander Dugin, Traditionalism, the tech right, Peter Thiel, Curtis Yarvin, Nick Land, Nick Fuentes, the abuse of the word “fascism,” and whether a coherent post-Trump right is emerging from the ruins of MAGA.In this episode of The Public, Benjamin gives his analysis of the different factions on the political Right. In The Backroom on Patreon, Benjamin and I discuss the FUTURE of the “dissident right” and populism AFTER Trump.Timestamps:00:00:00  Backroom Preview: The Far Right Is Not Going Away00:03:26  1Dime Radio Intro00:04:28  Experience Interviewing Steve Bannon and Studying the Far-Right00:11:26  What Does Steve Bannon Actually Believe?00:15:10  Bannon vs Dugin00:25:13  Ideology, Geopolitics, and Opportunism00:29:40  What Is Traditionalism?00:39:07  The Conservative Right vs the Futurist Tech Right00:42:42  Curtis Yarvin, Hierarchy, and the Tech Right00:48:41  Democracy, Socialism, and the Distribution of Power00:55:12  Is “Fascism” a Useful Label?01:07:13  Nick Fuentes01:17:31  What Is MAGA Without Trump? Continue in The BackroomGUEST:Benjamin TeitelbaumAssociate Professor of Musicology and International Affairs at the University of Colorado Boulder• Benjamin Teitelbaum at CU Boulder: https://www.colorado.edu/center/benson/benjamin-teitelbaum• War for Eternity: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/315812/war-for-eternity-by-teitelbaum-benjamin-r/9780141992037• Lions of the North: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/lions-of-the-north-9780190212605FOLLOW 1Dime:• Substack (Articles and Essays): https://1dimereview.substack.com/• X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial• Instagram: instagram.com/1dimeman• Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1DimeeLeave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.

Doing a new little mini-series called a "History Dump" where I offer stories, ideas, and things I've found interesting from books, documentaries, and anything I've researched recently.This episode focuses on three individuals: Richard Feynman, Henry Ford, and Chris Hadfield. -----SourcesMy Life and Work - Henry FordAn Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth - Chris HadfieldSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman-----Check out my books below:Daily Greatness: Short Stories and Essays on the Act of Becoming Chasing Greatness 2nd Edition - Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of ExcellenceStay connected and check out more on our website:Chasegreatness.net

In this episode Lynda Chinenye Iroulo, Assistant Professor of International Relations at Georgetown University in Qatar, discusses how African states actively shaped multilateral institutions. Drawing on her research in decolonial international relations and the design of regional organizations, she talks about the history behind the African Union, the African Peer Review Mechanism, and the push for common African positions at the UN. Lynda highlights examples such as the shift from non‑intervention to the responsibility to protect, reforms in peace support operations, debates over the ICC, and ongoing calls for UN reform. She argues for a post‑colonial institutionalist lens to make African contributions visible and to rethink how global institutions are designed and implemented. Resources: Ask a Librarian! Essays on Global Regionalism Acharya, A., De Lombaerde, P., Futák-Campbell, B., Iroulo, L. C., & Batista, J. P. (Eds.). (2026). Essays on Global Regionalism I: The Past, Present and Future of Regionalism Studies. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-13642-8 Where to listen to this episode  Apple podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy YouTube: https://youtu.be/ Content    Guest: Lynda Chinenye Iroulu, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University in Qatar https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/faculty/lynda-chinenye-iroulo/ Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva 

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Support MinnMax at the $5 tier on Patreon and we'll DM you Steam codes for EVERY Deconstructeam game: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, Many Nights A Whisper, Gods Will Be Watching, Essays on Empathy, and The Red Strings Club. Offer ends 5/11/26. We'll update this description if we run out of codes. We include a bonus snippet of Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and MinnMax's production assistant Nick Stefanacci's reaction to the new Star Fox game on Nintendo Switch 2 before diving into the main show that has Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and special guest Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me diving into the excellent new game Mixtape from Beethoven & Dinosaur in a spoiler-free review. Then we revisit Saros on PlayStation 5 (codes provided by PlayStation), share early impressions of Dead as Disco's rhythm combat, compare the upcoming NBA The Run to NBA Street, and then try to wrap our minds around Xbox'x shifting messaging and the state of gaming news. After all of that, we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Please watch and share the new MinnMax Spotlight on Virtue and a Sledgehammer from Spain - https://youtu.be/oWntPAOyH8g Check out Kahlief Adams' Spawn on Me podcast here - https://www.spawnonme.com/ Here's a link to the video version of this episode - https://youtu.be/7nxS-s-jlR8 Watch our Star Fox reaction stream here - https://youtube.com/live/0HnYlU71PFA Learn more about the BDS Xbox boycott here - https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: STRAWBERRYFIELDS https://www.buyraycon.com/minnmax - 15% off earbuds To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:03 - Star Fox Reactions Highlights 00:07:02 - The main show begins 00:11:26 - Check out the MinnMax Spotlight - Virtue and a Sledgehammer 00:14:29 - Mixtape 00:44:25 - Raycon 00:45:45 - Saros 00:59:10 - Dead as Disco 01:09:39 - NBA The Run 01:25:20 - Xbox's messaging 01:53:13 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:55:09 - Community questions 02:31:32 - Get A Load Of This Janet's GALOT - https://www.kodak.com/en/consumer/product/cameras/digital/charmera-keychain-digital-camera/ Jacob's GALOT - https://www.weezerpedia.com/w/index.php?title=Shrek Hanson's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminreeves.bsky.social/post/3mkt547rz722p Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/kylehilliard.com/post/3ml4baped5s2c Community GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX78Au6xATz/?igsh=d2djZWY4cnB5OGVm *Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.* Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

How did we get the Bible that we have today? What are the “missing books” of the Bible? Can we trust that the Bible we have is accurate and complete? Stephen Russell explores how we got the Bible in its present form and how the canon of Scripture was recognized.Church History in Plain LanguageThe Bible Was Not Written in English. Why Is That Important? - Andrew LamicelaHere is a previous episode with Stephen RussellThis is the 318th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content!Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content!Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook.Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King JesusSubscribe on your podcast provider of choiceSupport us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org.The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

Many applicants underestimate supplemental essays—this episode shows how to strengthen them, avoid common mistakes, and improve your chances of getting PA school interviews.Submit your strongest, best CASPA PA school application with Application to Acceptance!Inside A2A, we walk you through every step of creating your strongest, most competitive CASPA application!Everything from:Choosing the right PA schools for YOU and YOUR stats (even if you have a low GPA or weakness)Writing your most compelling personal statementCASPA Experience Paragraphs Templates - plug-and-play templates to write strong experience paragraphs that highlight YOUNEW!! Personal Statement Theme + Outline Creator Tool - discover your strongest themes AND get an outline of exactly what to write unique to YOUInterview course + MMI + Traditional Q&A WorkbooksSupplemental essays, AI and technology essay, and life essay Templates for emails of continued interest to PA schools, LORs and so much more! Direct access to us in a private A2A group for anything that comes up throughout your cycleJoin A2A NOWKeep up the amazing work, future PA!Katie + Beth

It's a Sunday morning in July 2019 on a quiet street in Markham, Ontario. The kind of neighbourhood where nothing ever happens. Somewhere across the world, in an online gaming community, messages are coming in. Photographs. A confession. Players are staring at their screens, unsure if what they're reading is real, or just another disturbing joke from the guy they know as an online troll. But unfortunately, this wouldn't end up being just another joke. Because shortly after, four people would end up dead. A grandmother. A mother. A father. A sister. And the man who killed them is still inside the same house where he murdered them all. Menhaz Zaman had spent years building a lie; a carefully constructed fiction about university degrees, engineering careers, and a future that never existed. And when that lie was finally about to unravel, he made a choice that no one who knew him saw coming. Part 1 - We look into the background of the Zaman family, as well as the how the brutal family murders were carried out by Menhaz. Part 2 - We dig into the chilling evidence uncovered by investigators as they try to make sense of this senseless crime. Online messages, warning posts, gruesome images, all signs indicating that trouble had been brewing for a lot longer than anyone had expected. Join your fellow Heinous fans and interact with the team at our website or through our socials (IG, TikTok) @heinous_1upmedia. - Love Heinous? But feel its getting too dark for you? Check out:

The sacraments of the church were some of the most fundamental issues in the Reformation debates. Dean Taylor explains how intense these differences in theology were and how the Anabaptists were often persecuted and executed for not fitting with the standard Catholic or Protestant teaching of the time. So, what did the first Anabaptists believe about the sacraments?Dean's previous episode on the atonementOur documentary channel on early AnabaptismThe Eucharistic Theology and Ethics of Balthasar HubmaierRussian Nuclear Orthodoxy: Religion, Politics, and StrategyThis is the 317th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content!Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content!Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook.Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King JesusSubscribe on your podcast provider of choiceSupport us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org.The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

Emma Copley Eisenberg is the author of a new collection of short stories entitled “Fat Swim.” Her work questions body image and the suppression of fatness in contemporary culture; Eisenberg recently paid for a billboard over a busy highway in Philadelphia bearing the slogan “Your gut is a terrible thing to lose.” Eisenberg talked with The New Yorker's Jennifer Wilson about using fiction to explore body image, and the fatphobia that she finds in literature by some of today's acclaimed writers.     Further reading:  “Fat Swim,” by Emma Copley Eisenberg   New episodes of The New Yorker Radio Hour drop every Tuesday and Friday. Join host David Remnick as he discusses the latest in politics, news, and current events in conversation with political leaders, newsmakers, innovators, New Yorker staff writers, authors, actors, and musicians.

Jill Christman joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about contextualizing a memoir in a post-Roe world, what it means to make a choice as mothers, ending a pregnancy, knowing you will write about an experience while it is happening, writing about childhood sexual abuse, returning to a manuscript with your skirt on fire, writing to a point of discovery, putting down our self-defense and  having to be fully, fully vulnerable, getting clear on why we're showing up to tell this story now, and her new memoir The Heart Folds Early.   Ronit's in-person Fall Workshop - Writing Dynamic Memoir: From Lived Experience to Gripping Story     https://www.lmcmurtrylitcenter.org/workshops/writing-dynamic-memoir-from-lived-experience-to-gripping-story   Also in this episode: -writing in present tense -not casting judgment on others -how an imaginary choice is not a choice   Books mentioned in this episode: Love Works Like This by Lauren Slater The Book of Knowledge and Wonder By Steven Harvey Crossed Over: A Murder, a Memoir by Beverly Lowry In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Maha A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis The Light of the World by Elizabeth Alexander Safekeeping by Abigail Thomas An Exact Replica of a Figment of my Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken   Jill Christman's recent articles on writing: 1. “Writing the Tooth—Or, How to Find Big Ideas in Tiny Things.” Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies. https://www.assayjournal.com/jill-christman-writing-the-toothmdashor-how-to-find-big-ideas-in-tiny-things-assay-122.html 2. “Three Takes on a Jump.” https://riverteethjournal.com/river_revisted/river-teeth-classics-three-takes-on-a-jump/ 3. “Tacking: A Sailor's Guide to Writing Against the Wind.” Writer's Digest,https://www.writersdigest.com/tacking-a-sailors-guide-to-writing-against-the-wind   Jill Christman is the author of The Heart Folds Early: A Memoir (released March 2026 from the University of Nebraska Press). Christman's other books include If This Were Fiction: A Love Story in Essays (2023 Foreword INDIES Silver Winner), Darkroom: A Family Exposure (winner of AWP Prize for CNF), and Borrowed Babies: Apprenticing for Motherhood. Her essays have appeared in many anthologies and in magazines such as Brevity, Creative Nonfiction, Fourth Genre, Iron Horse Literary Review, Longreads, and O, The Oprah Magazine. A 2020 NEA Literature Fellow, she teaches at Ball State University and serves as editor of River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative and Beautiful Things (a weekly online magazine of micro nonfiction). Visit her at jillchristman.com.   Connect with Jill: https://www.instagram.com/jillchristmanwriter @jillchristman.bsky.social jillchristman.com Order for yourself and all your memoir-loving friends—directly from the University of Nebraska Press or your local independent or by using any of the handy links on my website. Use code 6AS26 for 40% off on any UNP book!   – Ronit's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, Poets & Writers, The Iowa Review, Hippocampus, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named Finalist in the 2021 Housatonic Awards Awards, the 2021 Indie Excellence Awards, and was a 2021 Book Riot Best True Crime Book. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and the 2023 Page Turner Awards for Short Stories.  She earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Pacific University, is Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, and teaches memoir through the University of Washington's Online Continuum Program and also independently. She launched Let's Talk Memoir in 2022, lives in Seattle with her family of people and dogs, and is at work on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Subscribe to Ronit's Substack: https://substack.com/@ronitplank Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank https://bsky.app/profile/ronitplank.bsky.social